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This week’s memorable movie moment takes us back to the first sequel to Jurassic Park, The Lost World (1997). Also based on the preceding novel by Michael Crichton, the film is the only Jurassic Park sequel to be directed by Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan, Bridge of Spies), although he has served as executive producer on JP3 (2001) and Jurassic World (2015). In fact The Lost World is the only sequel that Spielberg has opted to direct, outside of the Indiana Jones series. It was also his first time back to film after he took a leave of absence when Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List were completed and became box office hits both in the same year. Author Michael Crichton had titled the book after the famous novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which also features a mysterious island with dinosaurs and other strange phenomena.

At long last fans will be able to see the next chapter in Vince, E, Turtle, and Drama’s epic conquest of Hollywood. Picking up 5 years after the series ended, Entourage finds Vince moving into uncharted territory with his directorial debut with the help of his now studio-head agent Ari Gold. Series creator Doug Ellin (Phat Beach, Kissing A Fool) returned to write and direct the film with returning cast members Adrian Grenier (A.I., Hart’s War), Kevin Connolly (John Q, The Notebook), Jeremy Piven (Smokin Aces, The Kingdom), Kevin Dillon (Platoon, The Doors), and Jerry Ferrara (Think Like A Man, Lone Survivor), as well as supporting cast members Emmanuelle Chriqui (Detroit Rock City, Wrong Turn), Debi Mazar (Goodfellas, Collateral), Rex Lee (Suburgatory, Young & Hungry), Perry Reeves (Old School, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), and Rhys Coiro (MacGruber, Straw Dogs). Check out the trailer here on MADE, then be sure to see it on the big screen this Friday!

With the release date for the upcoming Entourage movie quickly approaching, fans will definitely want to watch the new trailer. The movie will bring back stars Adrian Grenier (A.I., Hart’s War), Kevin Connolly (John Q, The Notebook), Jeremy Piven (Old School, Smokin’ Aces), Jerry Ferrara (Think Like A Man, Lone Survivor), and Kevin Dillon (Platoon, The Doors) as Vince, Eric, Ari, Turtle, and Drama, plus a whole ensemble of supporting cast members, including series producer Mark Wahlberg (Four Brothers, The Departed), Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four, Awake), Debi Mazar (Goodfellas, Batman Forever), David Spade (Tommy Boy, Joe Dirt), Bob Saget (Full House, America’s Funniest Home Videos), Armie Hammer (The Social Network, The Lone Ranger), Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon, Monster’s Ball), Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), and series regular Rhys Coiro (The Unborn, Straw Dogs) as outspoken independent-director Billy Walsh. Picking up 15 years after the show first began, Ari is now the head of the studio and recruits Vincent to star in his first picture, but Vince wanting to direct the film, plus a whole new series of flings and E and Sloan’s (Emmanuelle Chriqui) new baby bring about a whole new series of obstacles the entourage must overcome to stay on top. The film is written and directed by series creator Doug Ellin (The Waiter, Phat Beach) and is released by Warner Bros. in partnership with HBO. Enjoy!

A new comedy from screenwriter Steve Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) and director Ken Scott (The Grand Seduction, Delivery Man) called Unfinished Business is opening in theaters this March 6th. Starring Vince Vaughn (Old School, Wedding Crashers), Tom Wilkinson (The Patriot, Selma), and Dave Franco (21 Jump Street, Now You See Me), the movie follows three business associates who encounter bizarre obstacles as they travel across Europe to close a deal that will make-or-break their business. Check out the trailer here on MADE, then check it out on the big screen March 6th.

Fans of the hit series Breaking Bad on AMC can now tune in for the new spin-off drama Better Call Saul from writing partners and Breaking Bad creators Vince Gilligan (The X-Files, Hancock) and Peter Gould (Double Dragon, Too Big To Fail). The series stars Emmy-winner Bob Odenkirk (Saturday Night Live, Nebraska) back in his role of Saul Goodman in the time before the character was Saul Goodman. Instead we see him as Jimmy McGill, a young lawyer trying to make ends meet but lacking in the confidence and self-assurance of Saul Goodman. Also back from Breaking Bad is Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut, the former cop-turned-muscle-man under the employee of Gus, plus new-comers Rhea Seehorn (Whitney, Franklin & Bash), Patrick Fabian (General Hospital, The Last Exorcism), Michael McKean (Clue, Planes Trains & Automobiles), and Michael Mando (The Far Cry Experience, Orphan Black). The series is already three episodes in, so you should check out On-Demand if you need to catch up, then tune into AMC on Monday nights at 9pm/central.

Deadline Hollywood reported today that Raius-TWC acquired the North American rights for the Pablo Escobar film Paradise Lost for $2 million. The film is directed by Andrea Di Stefano and costars Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), Brady Corbet, and Claudia Traisac, with Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro in the role of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. The story follows a young man who visits Columbia and falls for and marries a local girl, only to discover he has married the kingpin’s niece, whose uncle then begins to lure him into the family business. The film is produced by Dimitri Rassam and Romain Le Grand, with Pathe and Frederique Dumas of Orange Studio, as Miquel Angel Faura from Roxbury and uMedia. The film is expected to be released later this year. As you may know, Hollywood studios have been attempting to get a film chronicling the life of Pablo Escobar for several years now, with titles including The Ballad of Pablo Escobar. Beneicio Del Toro was once involved with a similar project, and actors like John Lequizamo and directors like Brad Furman have at different points been attached to various projects regarding the cartel leader, but until now, nothing had gained enough speed to get from the production stage to the big screen. A fun spin on the situation was taken in the HBO series Entourage, where fictional actor Vince Chase took on the role of Escobar in an independent picture called Medellin, which was accepted for showing at the Cannes Film Festival only to receive terrible reviews and being released straight to DVD. Paradise Lost takes the name from the famous 12-book poem by John Milton, which was published in 1667 and covers such matters as the War in Heaven, and the temptations of Lucifer on Adam and Eve. I’m not sure whether the filmmakers meant to make this connection or not, intentionally using the character of Satan in the original poem as an analogy for Escobar himself, but I guess we’ll see sometime soon. Hopefully this movie is worth the wait; if it stays true to the depths of Escobar’s character and the violence-fueled world that he was a part of and doesn’t focus too heavily on the supporting love story, it should be a pretty good movie, especially with Benicio Del Toro appearing as Escobar.

Since his breakout role in Parks & Recreation, Chris Pratt has become a growing star, taking on more roles in big screen movies instead of just television. Pratt has already made appearances in big screen flicks like Moneyball and Zero Dark Thirty, and Parks is already in it’s 6th season on NBC, and with his new comedy with Vince Vaughn, Delivery Man, coming to theaters this week, Pratt’s career is definitely on the up-swing. The actor will be appearing in the upcoming Lego movie, appropriately titled The Lego Movie, as well as Guardians of the Galaxy, which are both scheduled to be released next year. The actor is now also in talks to join the cast of the upcoming fourth installment of the Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World, that will be directed by Colin Trevorrow and which will also star Bryce Dallas Howard. While it is still unofficial that Pratt will star in the movie, he would be up for the male lead opposite Howard, but nothing is set in stone yet. The movie is scheduled to be released in 2015, but with the cast not completely filled in yet, the production is still in the pretty early stages. Hopefully the filmmakers take the time to get a good script written, otherwise this could turn out to be another terrible sequel that shouldn’t have been made in the first place.

The kid Earl Sweatshirt continues his tour across the nation promoting his fresh project “Doris” and will be hitting Minneapolis on October 14th; Chicago the following day. Vince Staples (Hive Video) will be joining the OF spitter so it’s surely going to be a dope show. The Fineline has a pretty cool venue as well so if everything works like it’s supposed to, you should definitely be in attendance.

Earl Sweatshirt will be making his way through the Midwest next week with stops in both Minneapolis & Chicago. The OF spitter will be accompanied by Vince Staples (Hive Video) as he approaches the mid-way point of his first headlining tour. Tickets are only $21 bucks and the show will be all ages so if you’re in Chicago and plan on going you should definitely cop your tickets soon. Stay tuned for more info as they keep things rolling and check out the “Hive” video below.

Last week Earl took to Twitter to announce that his debut album “Doris” will be released on August 20th, We had a feeling a video was going to quickly follow the news and here it is. Earl goes in over a mellow ass bass line while ex-OF member Casey Veggies provides a voice for the hook. Peep the visual, extra creepy.